AI helps protect Australian wildlife in fire-affected areas
Over the next six months, more than 600 sensor cameras will be deployed in bushfire-affected areas across Australia, monitoring and evaluating the surviving...
17 December 2020
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2020 Review: An unforgettable year for nature
2020 was the year that everything changed. Our nation watched in horror as bushfires ripped through the country.Our hearts continue to go out to the families...
17 December 2020
Why Australia’s clean energy future is closer than you think
The seeds of Australia’s renewably powered future have already been planted. Here’s your window into a cleaner tomorrow.
16 December 2020
We break it down: How renewables will be the answer to the economic rebuild
Tackling Aboriginal communities’ energy poverty, building more sustainable manufacturing processes, and driving job creation are just some of the ways clean...
16 December 2020
The heat is on: why economic stimulus is needed to drive industry innovation
Yes, we can stop burning fossil fuels, reduce carbon emissions and increase our energy productivity at the same time. Here’s how we can become a Renewables...
16 December 2020
Can renewable energy revive Australia’s economy in the wake of 2020s twin disasters?
It’s time to rebuild. Australia is uniquely placed to emerge from this year’s crises as a clean energy superpower and transform its manufacturing industry in...
16 December 2020
2020 Vision: Reflecting on a pivotal year for regeneration
WWF-Australia's Chief Conservation Officer, Rachel Lowry, reflects on a pivotal year for people and nature.
16 December 2020
How to choose sustainable seafood this Christmas
Here's some advice on how to make sure your festive feast has been sourced sustainably.
15 December 2020
On a mission to restore and rewild Australia
WWF-Australia joins forces with Rewilding Australia to heal our nation’s landscapes and ecosystems.
9 December 2020
Exploring tree planting drones to make Australia green again!
WWF-Australia is exploring bold and innovative ways to plant trees and support struggling koala populations… through drone technology!
2 December 2020
WWF-Australia’s Vision to Regenerate Australia
We recently hosted our exclusive, end-of-year online event ‘WWF-Australia’s Vision to Regenerate Australia’. Watch a recording of the presentations and the...
11 November 2020
We're banking on your help to save hawksbills
It's estimated that 9 million hawksbills have been traded over the past 150 years from 1844-1992, and the trade is alive today but has become more fragmented,...
11 November 2020
Tortoiseshell mythbusters
Can you be fined for owning a tortoiseshell item such as a comb or jewellery? Are these products actually made from hawksbill turtles? Why does this even...
11 November 2020
Celebrating 10 years of partnership with the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation
This week, WWF-Australia celebrated 10 years working with the Girringun Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) and its incredible team of rangers from Far North...
11 November 2020
Shaquille's story
Shaquille works with the Nyikina Mangala Rangers to give the black-footed rock-wallaby, also known as the wiliji, every chance of survival in the Grant, Edgar...
10 November 2020
Protecting Country and culture
Meet George, Peter and Chris from the Bega Local Aborginal Land Council Cultural Burning team. During winter 2020, they conducted small patch burns on...
10 November 2020
A day in the life of a koala carer with Ipswich Koala Protection Society
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a koala carer looked like? Come behind the scenes with Ipswich Koala Protection Society while they care for...
3 November 2020
Working to double wild koalas with Port Stephens Koalas
Port Stephens is an area that Australia’s magnificent marsupial, the koala, calls home. Despite climate change, land clearing and threats of disease, dog...
30 October 2020
Regenerate Australia
2020, a year like no other - a year that challenged us all in profound ways, but gave us opportunities to work like never before.
28 October 2020
Renewable Recovery wins worth celebrating
In the last three months, it has been gratifying to see state governments increasingly step up to lead a renewable recovery. Find out a few of the campaign...
6 October 2020
QUIZ: Which Aussie animal are you?
Are you a sleepy koala or an adventurous rock-wallaby? Take our quiz to find out!
2 October 2020
The case for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Solar Stimulus
A $70 million Aboriginal Solar Stimulus program would support Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities to lower their power bills, reduce energy poverty and...
24 September 2020
She-oaks on the menu for glossy black cockatoos
The endangered glossy black cockatoo was given a leg-up when drooping she-oak seedlings were planted by groups of volunteers on 44 different Kangaroo Island...
24 September 2020
Calling for a Renewable Recovery: A letter from Australian businesses to Hon Scott Morrison
72 Australian businesses are joining WWF-Australia in calling on the Federal Government to support a $2 billion renewable-led stimulus package to rebuild from...
24 September 2020
Hydrogen - why all the hype?
If you’ve been reading or listening to the news recently, you’ve probably heard stories about hydrogen. But what is it? Why is it important? And why are so...
24 September 2020
Koalas with a thirst for water drinking stations
Here's how artificial drinking stations are helping save koalas.
15 September 2020
Earth Overshoot Day 2020: COVID-19 has Caused Humanity’s Ecological Footprint to Contract by Three Weeks
However, true sustainability that allows all to thrive on Earth can only be achieved by design, not disaster.
20 August 2020
Australian Humpback Highways
Humpback whales are one of the oceans’ most inspiring species. They're a conservation success story - but we must keep our eyes on emerging threats so that we...
17 August 2020
Let’s fast-track the electric bus revolution and unlock 10,000 jobs for Australians
Electric buses that produce no zero tailpipe emissions were, not very long ago, widely considered a far flung reality. Today, they are not only available, they...
7 August 2020
Eucalyptus tree planting is no fast food
A koala colony at Swan Bay in the Richmond Valley enjoyed a scrumptious eucalyptus feast as teams gathered to plant 2,000 koala feed trees and 1,500 wildlife...
7 August 2020
What does a post-COVID regenerative economy look like?
WWF-Australia’s Panda Labs and the NSW Government, Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment have launched the Sustainability Advantage Impact...
4 August 2020
7 ways to tackle embodied carbon in the building and construction industry
The built environment sector is responsible for one quarter of Australia’s emissions. The steel and cement industries each represent about 7% of global...
4 August 2020
5 ways renewable energy is set to change your future
Here are five ways renewable energy could change the game for you.
4 August 2020
Meet the surprising people behind Australia’s renewable revolution
When Craig Johnston walked out of the Holden manufacturing plant in Elizabeth in South Australia, it was the end of an era.
31 July 2020
In photos: On Country with the Nyikina Mangala Rangers
WWF-Australia has been working with Nyikina Mangala Rangers since 2012 in the Grant, Edgar and Erskine ranges. Nyikina Mangala Rangers conduct surveys on...
31 July 2020
Watch our webinar: Is a renewable recovery the economic cure for Australia?
WWF-Australia is pleased to present an engaging discussion on how a renewable recovery could be the economic cure for Australia.
30 July 2020
Extinction: Is this just a disappearing Act?
An estimated 3 billion native animals were impacted by the Australian bushfires. The true cost and tally of lives lost will never be known; but these figures...
28 July 2020
The cutest Australian animal you’ve never heard of is going extinct
Australia has its very own Gizmo - the greater glider - and it has nothing like the same profile. Unless we act now, many Australians may never get to know...
27 July 2020
Visiting Annie the koala at Phillip Island Nature Parks
Annie the koala is one of the lucky survivors undergoing rehabilitation at Phillip Island Nature Parks. WWF-Australia Wildlife Emergency Response Officer...
24 July 2020
Frankie the koala, recovering and nearly ready for the wild
Frankie the koala was found injured after the devastating bushfires. Thanks to WWF supporters he received treatment by specialist vets and carers. And now...
24 July 2020
The world mourned while Australia burned, but deforestation is silently taking its toll
Our native landscapes were being destroyed long before the Australian bushfires, with barely a mention. Right under the government's nose.
15 July 2020
Let’s make Australia the world’s leading battery manufacturer
We can reimagine Australia’s future and emerge from this crisis as a renewable energy powerhouse. And one of the main ways that we can do this is by becoming a...
25 June 2020
How to support a Renewable Recovery
We know there are good jobs ready to go in renewable energy and industries looking to future-proof their operations by lowering their climate pollution. That’s...
25 June 2020
22 solutions for community-based wildlife conservation!
As part of the ‘Innovate for Wildlife and People Challenge’, WWF Wildlife Practice and WWF Panda Labs recently collaborated on an innovative experiment using...
25 June 2020
Why your organisation should have a workplace giving program
Workplace giving is one of the best ways that businesses can support WWF’s work and there are lots of benefits for both charities and employees in donating...
11 June 2020
Safeguarding the Kangaroo Island dunnart
Last summer’s bushfires had a devastating impact on many native species, but few were pushed to the brink quite like the Kangaroo Island dunnart. Learn about...
11 June 2020
Northeast NSW Post Fire Rapid Fauna surveys report
WWF-Australia engaged Eco Logical Australia to undertake a rapid faunal assessment of areas of the NSW north coast/tablelands region affected by the 2019/2020...
6 June 2020
Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund
WWF-Australia is responding to the unprecedented scale of devastation by calling for global support to establish a AUD$30 million Australian Wildlife and...
6 June 2020
Meet Rachel Lowry, WWF-Australia’s Chief Conservation Officer
This World Environment Day, come behind-the-scenes at WWF-Australia and discover what made and motivates our Chief Conservation Officer, Rachel Lowry.
5 June 2020
My Story: Indigenous rangers protecting Country and Culture
Meet the strong Aboriginal women who carry the responsibility of the first women of this Country.
4 June 2020
The vision of a renewable future
The vision of a renewable future is not far away. Already we’re starting to see signs that it will become a reality.
2 June 2020
WWF-Australia’s Regeneration Vision
WWF-Australia recently hosted an exclusive online event to update our supporters on our bushfire recovery response.
2 June 2020
WWF-Australia’s National Bushfire Response and Recovery Plan Webinar
Watch WWF-Australia’s National Bushfire Response and Recovery Plan Webinar
2 June 2020
Fighting fire with fire in the Kimberley
For thousands of years Aboriginal people in the Kimberley have been looking after country and undertaking traditional burning practices.
2 June 2020
5 Reasons Why We Love Workplace Giving
Did you know June is Workplace Giving month? Here's what this month is all about.
2 June 2020
Burnt Assets Report - Valuing natural capital losses from the 2019-20 Australian bushfires
This WWF-Australia report explores how to value the environmental impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires.
1 June 2020
Australia’s 2019-20 Bushfires: The Wildlife Toll
Commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature Australia
1 June 2020
Why it’s crucial we ensure the koala bounces back from the summer of 2019-20
If we can’t save the koala, then what hope do we have for a future where people and nature thrive?
29 May 2020
Discovery of Glossy Black Cockatoo chicks bring hope for bushfire ravaged Kangaroo Island
Q and A: Behind the scenes of the search for hope on Kangaroo Island. Learn how Kangaroo Island is recovering after the bushfires.
27 May 2020
Life Finds a Way: Endangered Species Day 2020
A tour of blackened Kangaroo Island - the scene of catastrophic bushfires - before the COVID-19 lockdown, revealed a glimmer of hope.
14 May 2020
Meet the green sea turtle, found with a plastic balloon in her stomach
Did you know that balloons are in the top three most harmful waste items to wildlife?
8 May 2020
Spotted: Eastern quolls still thriving two years on despite bushfires and risk of predators
New photos reveal reintroduced eastern quoll populations are surviving in Booderee National Park, even after catastrophic bushfires and renewed menace from...
5 May 2020
Support Cans for Koalas
Get colouring or donate your empty bottles to support our wildlife.
30 April 2020
Q&A: COVID-19 and its link to the illegal wildlife trade
What are wet markets and do we have them in Australia? Do bats give us coronavirus? We answer frequently asked questions around COVID-19 and its link to...
29 April 2020
A legacy spanning two generations
This story is, I suppose, about Dad’s love of nature and his influence on the next generation's attitude towards the environment.
29 April 2020
Earth's hidden gem: South Georgia
South Georgia Island is one of Earth's hidden gems - South Georgia Island. Despite being just a tiny dot on a world map, this island is home to some of the...
28 April 2020
Caring for wildlife during COVID-19
Despite the COVID-19 health crisis, Wildcare is still out in-the-field doing important bushfire recovery work.
27 April 2020
Update on Frankie the Koala
Frankie the koala was found injured after the Mallacoota bushfires in Victoria, Australia. Thanks to WWF supporters he received treatment by specialist vets...
23 April 2020
Egg-cellent egg-laying animals
To celebrate the Easter weekend, we’re sharing some weird and wonderful facts about egg-laying Aussie animals.
8 April 2020
Let’s slow things down
Feeling a bit overwhelmed? Take a few minutes to enjoy nature at its best with our favourite relaxing slow TV clips.
7 April 2020
Bringing our wildlife back from the brink
Is it really possible to bring threatened wildlife back from the brink of extinction?
7 April 2020
Backyard and Balcony Bingo
Explore the great Australian outdoors from your backyard or your balcony with a bit of wildlife bingo. How many animals can you spot?
6 April 2020
Caring for our wildlife after a bushfire
Meet Clover, a western grey kangaroo WWF-Australia supporters are helping to nurse back to health after bushfires. Carol has been nursing young Clover for...
26 March 2020
WWF-Australia’s COVID-19 Response: We are all connected
In this time of unprecedented change; we are reminded more than ever of the simple fact of our daily lives; that we are all connected and united on our one...
24 March 2020
The importance of flying foxes
Before the bushfires started in the Adelaide Hills, an extreme heat-stress event caused thousands of flying foxes to drop dead from the trees. Dr Anne Fowler...
19 March 2020
Visiting bushfire ground zero
On 5 February Abi Sexton, WWF-Australia Oceans & Wildlife Engagement Manager, travelled down the South Coast of New South Wales to meet some of the local vets...
18 March 2020
Helicopter food drops provide relief for starving wildlife
WWF-Australia has teamed up to provide emergency food relief from a helicopter for threatened species like the brush-tailed rock-wallaby.
18 March 2020
‘No me, no tree’ - Hope takes flight
Flying foxes, also known as fruit bats, are modest creatures that are remarkable forest gardeners. They disperse seed and pollinate trees, playing a vital role...
17 March 2020
In photos: Celebrating Panda Day
Happy Panda Day! Giant pandas, native to south-central China, are known for their distinctive black and white coats, diet of bamboo, and love of naps. Here are...
16 March 2020
What do penguins mean for climate change?
Penguins have the world fooled. Behind their infamous gentle appearance is one of the toughest, most agile and swiftest creatures on the Planet. But will they...
13 March 2020
Hope for the glossy black cockatoo
Amidst the devastation comes a story of hope, as early surveys have revealed sightings of endangered glossy black cockatoos in burnt-out habitat in Kangaroo...
10 March 2020
All creatures, feathered and scaled
In Western Australia, wildlife rescue organisations like Native Animal Rescue have joined forces to help fire victims large and small, cute and not so cuddly -...
10 March 2020
Annie's second chance
Annie the koala has had a rough start to the year. Thankfully she survived the ferocious fires that roared through Mallacoota on New Year's Eve, and then was...
10 March 2020
International Women’s Day 2020: Renewables, a pathway to equality?
Every year as International Women’s Day approaches my mind turns to the women who have helped shape my life and my work as a climate and clean energy advocate.
6 March 2020
The vet clinic on the edge of Armageddon
Batemans Bay veterinarian Dr Kate Toyer has witnessed Australia's frightening, catastrophic bushfires first-hand.
3 March 2020
Six powerful ways to help save Australia’s wildlife
In the last decade, three of Australia’s native species have gone extinct and hundreds more are on the verge of extinction. Australia already has the worst...
24 February 2020
Reinforcements for the front line
In Queensland, WWF-Australia is working with the RSPCA to rescue and treat animals that have fallen victim to fire.
21 February 2020
Hope Rises from the Ashes - behind the scenes on a food drop with Wildcare
President of Queanbeyan-based Wildcare, Belinda Hogarth-Boyd, explains how WWF-Australia is helping the organisation to get the region's wildlife - kangaroos,...
20 February 2020
In photos: Love Letters To Nature
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’ve compiled just a few of our favourite love letters to nature. These letters are super-special because they’ve been sent in...
13 February 2020
Detection Dogs at work
Remember Taz and Missy? In case you missed it, this detection dog duo from OWAD Environment were deployed to map koala habitat and look for survivors in a...
6 February 2020
Australian bushfires: how your donation is making a difference
WWF’s Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund is helping care for injured wildlife impacted by bushfires and restore habitat that has been lost. Here’s...
21 January 2020
What more can you do to support bushfire recovery?
Whether a business, individual or community, there are lots of ways you can lend support to the bushfire recovery efforts.
10 January 2020
The search for scats
Thanks to our supporters’ urgent donations and furniture company, Koala, detection dogs from OWAD Environment have been deployed into bushfire-affected areas...
10 January 2020
Searching for koalas with detection dogs
Thanks to our supporters’ urgent donations and online furniture retailer, Koala, we’ve been able to deploy vital emergency funds to OWAD Environment who are...
10 January 2020